Browsing Archive: February, 2009
Stories that celebrate generosity, compassion, and volunteerism
Yes, we can make a positive difference in the world. And this Cup of Comfort anthology will feature living examples of good Samaritans whose good deeds inspire others to do their part to make the world a better place or to just make life a little bit easier—for loved ones, neighbors, strangers, future generations, or any of God’s creatures, great and small. Potential themes incl...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, February 27, 2009,
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Print Magazine
A typical Angels on Earth story is a first-person narrative written in dramatic style, with a spiritual point that the reader can "take away" and apply to his or her own life. It may be your own or someone else's story. PAYS up to $400 per Article.
Publishes true stories about God's messengers at work in today's world. The editors are interested in stories of heavenly angels and stories involving humans who have played angelic roles in daily life. The be...
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Stories that celebrate the women who gave us everything
While it’s true that each of us has “only one mother the wide world over,” there are many different ways to be a mother and many different forms and flavors of mother-child relationships. And in this Cup of Comfort anthology we want to capture it all—with personal stories about a wide range of mothering and mother-child experiences, including those that test your mettle as well as t...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, February 25, 2009,
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Children's
Featuring Editors and Authors from Blooming Tree Press
Saturday April 25, 2009, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The Residency Center in Beautiful Terravista
Conveniently located off I-35 in Round Rock (Directions will be sent with confirmation)
- Professional Critiques Available
- Continental Breakfast and Lunch Included
- Networking Opportunities
- General Sessions
- Break-out Sessions
** Although Blooming Tree Press does not normally accept unagented submissions, Boot Camp Participants will be i...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, February 24, 2009,
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Contest
http://www.readingwriters.com/contest.htmNO ENTRY FEE
Deadline April 15, 2009. Choose your genre. Choose your voice. Choose your favorite writing beverage. Then go forth and construct a story in which an essential character happens to be a mirror. $100 grand prize as well as publication in The VERB. Also a signed copy of Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman. Length may be up to 1,000 words. Open to writers worldwide. (Payment to winners outside the USA are made via PayPal only.)
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Alive Now invites submissions of articles that perceptively examine the spiritual issues arising when Christian faith and present-day cultures meet. Alive Now is published bimonthly, and each issue is organized around a theme. Alive Now is a devotional magazine that supports the spiritual lives of small groups as well as individuals. The magazine invites readers to enter an ever-deepening relationship with God, helps them reflect on contemporary issues from a faith perspective, and supports t... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, February 22, 2009,
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Children's
Sparkle is an exciting magazine designed especially for girls in the first through third grades. Sparkle is published by GEMS Girls' Clubs (Girls Everywhere Meeting the Savior), an internation ministry that starts Bible-based, all-girl club programs in churches and Christian organizations. The goal of GEMS is to help bring girls inot a living, growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
The want stories, articles, quizzes, poems, games, puzzles, and crafts that are fresh, present the Christi...
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Eat less - exercise more! We have all heard these simple words but, in reality, dieting and staying fit require a lot of work. Tell us about your commitment to health and fitness. What changes did you make in your eating habits? What kind of an exercise program did you follow that made the difference? Were you still able to treat yourself to that occasional delicious piece of chocolate cake and stay in shape? The true stories in this book will inspire you, make you laugh, touch your heart, an... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, February 20, 2009,
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Children's
CURRENT NEEDS: "We continue to need articles about children involved in environmental, community, and peace/justice issues. Such articles are entitled, 'Peacemakers at Work' or 'Someone You'd Like to Know' on the table of contents of each issue. We have very few submissions for this feature. Similarly we have few 'Wendell' stories. These stories are
targeted for younger readers, 5-7-year-olds. No more than 600 words. They must reflect the theme ...
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101 True Stories Exploring the Fine Line between Comedy and Tragedy in our Dysfunctional Families
Almost everyone thinks their own family is dysfunctional, or at least has a dysfunctional member or two.
We are looking for true stories and poems about your family. Stories can be serious or hilarious, or both, and should help readers understand that their families are not so different from those of other people. Many of us have the same in-laws, siblings, parents, etc.
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Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, February 18, 2009,
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Contest
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! In honor of Writer’s Relief’s 15th anniversary, we are having a special contest. To win the grand prize of 25+ targeted submissions of your writing, submit a poem, short story, or essay of exactly 15 words for our 15th anniversary!
There will be two (2) first-prize winners!
For our active, full-service clients, the first-prize winner will receive $106 off of his/her Februar...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, February 17, 2009,
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Contest
Free poetry contest from the Jesuit magazine America offers $1,000 and publication for a poem of 30 lines or less. (Past winning poems have touched on morally significant issues, but have not been "religious" poetry in the conventional sense." No simultaneous submissons. Deadline March 31, 2009.
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Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, February 16, 2009,
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Contest
Postmark Deadline: February 28
US$3,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to poets of Christian faith.
$20 entry fee (US and Canadian funds accepted).
First Prize: US$1500
Second Prize: US$500
Third Prize: US$350
Honorable Mentions (4): US$100 each
Special Prize for Best Rhyming Poem: US$150
Special Prize for Best Traditional Rhyming Poems: US$100
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, February 15, 2009,
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Contest
http://www.lifeintheusa.com/contest.htm
NO ENTRY FEE
500 word essay
Contest will end when they have received the 100 entries (they already have 36). The www.lifeintheusa.com $1,000 Essay Contest is designed to help www.lifeintheusa.com grow and serve immigrants and American students wishing to know more about American life. A first prize of $500 will be awarded, plus five $100 second place prizes.
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101 Heartwarming and Humorous Stories about Dating, Romance, Love and Marriage.
Everyone loves a good love story. And we all love stories about how the love started and blossomed.
Join us in a fun new book about dating, romance, love, and marriage, scheduled for publication in January 2010, just in time for Valentine's Day.
We are looking for true stories and poems about your soulmate, your true love, the one that got away, and all the ups and downs of your love life. Stories c... | | Continue reading ...
http://www.guidepostsmag.com/page/writers-guidelines/Written by people from all walks of life, Guideposts articles
present tested methods for developing courage, strength and
positive attitudes. They help readers achieve their maximum
personal and spiritual potential. A typical Guideposts story
is a first-person narrative written in simple, dramatic,
anecdotal style . The story may be the writer's own or one
written in the first person for someone else. Full-length
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Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, February 12, 2009,
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Print Magazine
Annual Mothers' Day and Fathers' Day all-essay issues!
We're looking for solid essays and poetry to publish in these issues. Submissions may be about anything pertaining to the mothering or fathering experience—the mundane, the humorous, the political. We welcome controversial subjects and social commentary.
WHAT: Call for Essays & Poetry
DEADLINE: March 13th for the Motherhood Issue
April 10th for the Fatherhood Issue
LENGTH: ESSAYS: No more than 1,000 words; POET...
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Alimentum will once again publish a poetry broadside of menupoems for National Poetry Month.
The poems are distributed to participating restaurants for diners to enjoy some poetry with their menu!
We need your poems! Only about a dozen poems will be selected.
Here are the guidelines:
Short menu-dining-food-related poems.
12-lne length limit.
3-poem submission limit.
Deadline-March 4th, 2009. (March Forth!)
Email submission to menupoems@alimentumjournal.com
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, February 10, 2009,
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Book Reviews
Editor is seeking book reviewers for Christian Library Journal. The pub is restarting in a different format, but the purpose for the journal stays the same: To provide reviews from a Christian viewpoint of both Christian and non-Christian books for Christian schools, homeschools, and family libraries. Typically, the need is for reviews of children and YA books. If you are interested, please contact Nancy Hesch with your contact information. I am not a librarian or teacher, but I have reviewed... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, February 9, 2009,
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Children's
E-mail creativedirector@jumpingjackpress.comhttp://www.jumpingjackpress.com/creative.html
We are always on the lookout for new talent, story ideas, great designs and inventive paper engineering to help ensure that our pop-up books continue to be among the best in the market. If you would like to find out more about designing books for Jumping Jack Press, please contact the Creative Director. (Per WOW-womenonwriting.com, this market is offering $1,200 for an 8-page pop-up book.)
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, February 8, 2009,
ChristianBookVideos.com recently launched as the one-stop viewing place for Christian book videos on the Internet. Book videos, also called book previews or Book Trailers™, are video advertisements for books that employ techniques similar to those of movie trailers.
Books create movies in the minds of their readers. A book video gives readers a peek into the story in the book helping the reader decide whether to invest the time to read a title. While book videos started appearing in 2002, th... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, February 6, 2009,
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Children's
www.thekidsark.com/guidelines.htm
The Kids' Ark is a 24-page, 4-color, quarterly Christian magazine for children ages 6-12. Each issue is based on a theme (ie: Love, Faith, Obedience, etc.) The magazine offers games, puzzles, and three exciting and adventurous Christian fiction stories in each issue.
We only accept submissions for fiction stories. We will not accept nor respond to submissions of poems, games and comics, etc. Maximum story length is 600 words and should be written for the 6-10 ... Continue reading ...
http://www.thedoormagazine.com/writers-guidelines
Beneath the brilliant humor, the wicked satire, the jaw-dropping interviews, the witty bon mots, we've got an actual purpose for putting out the magazine. We're the guys and gals who shout, "The emperor's got no clothes!" We're the people who are all about busting idols. We're folks who are interested in holding a mirror before the Church. Why? Because we love the Church of Jesus Christ. We expose venal televangelists not because we're opposed ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, February 4, 2009,
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Print Magazine
Start writing for a magazine full of stories that all begin with the same first line! The line cannot be altered in any way, unless otherwise noted by the editors.
Spring:
"For two weeks now, I've been trying to figure out if people are laughing with me or at me."
Due date: May 1, 2009
Fall:
"My life is a sham."
Due date: August 1, 2009
Winter:
"Waiting for change always seems to take longer than you would expect."
Due date: November 1, 2009
Remember, all stories must start with the appropriate first l... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, February 3, 2009,
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Contest
Athanatos Christian Ministries is hosting a contest designed to encourage writers to represent their Christian beliefs through the arts, in particular through fiction. Fee: $10. Prizes: $500, $250, $100 Word limit: 3,000 - 7,500
The Athanatos Christian Writing Contest represents the perspective of founder Anthony Horvath that Christians need to make use of the arts and literature to communicate the Gospel. The contest homepage is: www.christianwritingcontest.com.
Readers let down their defense... Continue reading ...
Time must figure prominently in each story. For example, the story could be about time travel. Or it might concern a wizard who uses spells that affect time in some way. It might be about people or things that have been displaced to a time other than their own. The story could even be about someone who’s time is running out, perhaps from a deadly disease or poison. Stories that explore parallel events in time, the nature of time or in some other way are centered around time will all fit in ... Continue reading ...
www.storiesthatlift.com
We want great stories: At StoriesThatLift.com we are looking for great short stories and great storytellers. Our goal is to make StoriesThatLift the best site for down loading short stories that entertain and lift in a family environment. We are now accepting manuscripts from new and established authors and storytellers.
What we want: Stories between 50 and 7,500 words.
Action/Adventure
Humor
Western
Children's Stories
Young Adult
True Stories and... | Continue reading ...
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Like finding shells on the beach, I love doing market research! And what I find, I love to share! I write in a variety of genres including children's, Christian, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, so these post follow along those lines. Check out my web site: www.sallyclark.info, for more about me.
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